Display-stand.



J. A. IMHOF.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1913.

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JOSEPH A. IMHOF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO KAUFMANN 86 STRAUSS(30., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISPLAY-STAND.

11 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. IMIIOF, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display- Stands;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to display stands and has for an object toprovide a novel means for supporting a carton or the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved means forpositioning a carton or the like upon a display stand and to lock saidcarton to said display stand when the same has been properly set up.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification,appended claims and drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the display stand set up and with thecarton placed thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the display standwith the carton removed. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the blank from whichthe display stand is formed, and, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional viewshowing how the carton is locked to the display stand.

In carrying out this invention, the display stand presents an extendedhand having the palm thereof disposed to serve as a support for acarton. When the carton has been placed upon the hand properly it islocked thereto so that the same may not be dis placed accidentally.

In carrying out this invention, there is shown a blank 10 whichrepresents an extended hand having certain fingers thereof extendedupwardly to form projections 11 and 12. The blank is scored as at 13 toenable a bed portion 14 being folded from a plane common to the portion10 and, to permit the projections 11 and 12 to remain in the same planeas the portion 10, the bed portion 14 is out about the outline of theprojections 11 and 12 where necessary. The scoring 13 may be run acrossthe blank at any desired portion to give the proper p1tch to the bedportion 14 when the display stand is set up. The bed portion 14 has anextension 15 therefrom which is cut as at 16 to enable the extension 15being bent out of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 17, 1913.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Serial No. 801,511.

the plane of the bed portion 14 and, this extension is separated by thecut 16 to form an over-hang as will be hereinafter described. The blankis maintained in the desired upright position by an easel 17 which mayhave a leaf portion 18 glued or otherwise secured to the back 10. Thiseasel portion has the upper edge thereof inclined to the desired pitchand has an over-hanging projection 19' formed at the uppermost endthereof. The extension 15 may have line of scoring 20 formed across thebase thereof to enable said extension being more easily bent.

When a box is placed upon the stand for display purposes after the bed14 has been folded on the line of scoring 13 and after the easel 17 hasbeen swung to cause the overhanging projection 19 to engage the edge ofthe bed 14, the carton may be placed upon this bed to have one cornerthereof pass between the projections 11 and 12 as shown in the drawingafter which, the projection 15 may be raised from the plane of the bed14 to engage the flange formed about the lower edge of the carton andthe overhanging projection may likewise be swung to engage the flangeabout the bottom of the box on the opposite side thereof. It is apparentthat the binding action between the projections 15 and 19 form a lockwhich securely holds the carton against accidental displacement.

Modifications may be made within the scope of this invention withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof and the drawing submitted is forillustrative purposes only.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,

1. In a display stand, a blank having portions foldable therefrom toform a bed plate, portions struck from said foldable portions to formprojections in the plane of said tion, a projection struck from said bedportion to be bent above the plane of said bed portion and to have anoverhanging edge, from the plane of said bed portion, a projection tooverhang the rear edge of said bed portion, and said projection struckfrom said bed portion together With the projection from said easelforming a locking means for a carton placed on said bed portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH A. IMI-IOF.

Witnesses MARTHA E. TAMUKE, HUGO Moon.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

